"Organizing and Organizations" is well loved by students and lecturers for its accessible, conversational tone and insightful real-life examples introducing the study of organizations and organizational behaviour. Fineman, Gabriel and Sims, eminent academics in the field, cover a wealth of key concepts, research and literature leaving students informed and engaged. The Fourth Edition builds on the strengths of previous editions, to provide you with a textbook that continues to stand out from the rest. This new edition has been fully developed to include: new chapters on Influence and Power, and Innovation and Change; a new section within each chapter that highlights the theoretical links informing the chapters; new review questions to test and apply your understanding of the ideas in each chapter; new 'reading on' sections that direct you to free links to highly recommended journal articles relating to each chapter's coverage, and found on the companion website; and, new critical review questions at the end of each chapter to encourage debate. Each chapter is now enlivened with pictorial illustrations. It includes a fully updated glossary of key concepts in the study of organizations. "Organizing and Organizations" integrates a strong critical approach throughout.
| ISBN | 1848600860 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9781848600867
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 930 | | Publisher | SAGE Publications Ltd | | Published in | London | | Imprint | SAGE Publications Ltd | | Previous ISBN | 9781412901307 | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 232 | | Publication date | 17 Nov 2009 | | Width (mm) | 186 | | DEWEY | 302.35 | | Spine width (mm) | 28 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Tertiary education | | Pages | 512 | |
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Introduction Entering and Leaving Lifelong Learning Motives and Motivating Rules Are Rules Buildings and Organizing Leading Politics and Deals Influence and Power Us and Them Being Different? Morals Greening Machines and Routines Innovation and Change Feelings Sex Serious Joking Virtuality Career Shifts Producing and Consuming Working and Living Learning and Organizing in Uncertain Times
'An excellent introductory text ... it provides a concise and well-written coverage of the main concepts in organizational behaviour. The combination of case studies and discussion of theoretical issues is well structured and provides the reader with a good framework for further reading' - Leadership and Organization Development
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